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Unspeakable
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- Book Synopsis
- 'A wise, deep, nuanced and profoundly moving book' Siri Hustvedt 'Thoughtful, important and a reminder that hope belongs to everyone' Christie Watson 'Extraordinarily powerful . . . it's indelibly stamped on my mind' Rachel Clarke The Sunday Times bestselling authors of The Devil You Know return with a life-affirming book, taking us into the consulting room with Dr Gwen Adshead to witness her work with patients and discover how we heal after trauma. Unspeakable is a testament to human resilience and the power of therapy. The pioneering psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Gwen Adshead works with patients struggling in the wake of a range of distressing and painful life events. Drawn from over thirty years of clinical practice, Unspeakable illuminates how language - and silence - can dramatically affect the quality of our recovery after disaster. Whether we're suffering from a sudden bereavement or intergenerational trauma, assault or abuse, sometimes the hardest words to say out loud are the very ones to set us free. With Adshead's assistance and extraordinary insight, these courageous people discover new ways of viewing their experiences and moving forward in their lives. In a world of quick fixes, immediate heated responses and lazily applied labels, Unspeakable urges nuance, expertise and compassion. It charts the transformation of patient identities, hearts and minds through the power of language, and makes a compelling case for hope.
- About The Author
- Dr Gwen Adshead trained at St George's Hospital, the Institute of Psychiatry and the Institute of Group Analysis. She has worked as a forensic psychiatrist and psychotherapist in the NHS for nearly three decades, within prisons, at secure hospitals including Broadmoor, and in the community. She has published over one hundred academic works; she holds an MA in Medical Law and Ethics as well as two honorary doctorates from St George's Hospital Medical School and has lectured widely, including as a visiting professor at Yale and as the Gresham College Professor of Psychiatry 2014-2016. In 2013, she was honoured with the Royal College of Psychiatry's President's Medal and in 2024 was awarded with an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. She is the co-author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry. In 2024, she gave the annual BBC Reith Lectures.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571385256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (26 February 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 234 x 153 mm
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